37-33-101 - Establishment and operation of community rehabilitation programs authorized. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 37-33-101. Establishment and operation of community rehabilitation programs authorized.
 

In addition to the authority now vested in the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, it may establish and operate by any means, including incorporation under the nonprofit laws of this state, a system of community rehabilitation programs in the several counties of the state for the general purposes of training, rehabilitating, retraining and developing individuals with disabilities to become more productive citizens, including, but not limited to training and job coaching, in order to obtain the maximum degree of independent living. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 6504.11; Laws,  1966, ch. 429, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 379, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 521, § 13; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 76; Laws, 1991, ch. 608, § 10, eff from and after July 1, 1991 (became law without the Governor's signature); Laws, 2002, ch. 463, § 28, eff from and after July 1, 2002.